Legal Opinion
Soto v. Apple Towing
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided August 28, 2000No. CV 99-7328 (RJD)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
DEARIE, District Judge.
Plaintiff Benjamin Soto moves to remand this action to the Supreme Court of New York, Kings County on the ground that the removal was untimely. Defendants argue that this action was removed within 30 days from the date on which they discovered it was removable. For the reasons set forth below, plaintiffs motion to remand is denied.
Background
In July 1998, plaintiff began this action in state court. He alleges discriminatory discharge on the basis of his national origin, Puerto Rican. See Cplt. at ¶ 7. Plaintiff asserts that he was terminated because he…
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